The Board chair of the Lofa Community College (LCCC) former Senator Sumo Kupee has blamed Lofa County Community President Dr. Samuel K. Ngaima for the current go-slow by Academic staff at the College.
Professor Kupee said the college Board of has on several occasions made some interventions by instructing the administration to deal with the concerns of the staff but to avail.
Kupee noted that the continuous protest at the college is affecting learning activities at the college established in 2011 and wants the matter settle once and for all.
Lofa County Community College was established in 2011 as part education decentralization across Liberia.
The former Senate Committee chairman on Ways Means and Finance and Lofa County 2023 Senatorial Hopeful response came after LCCC President Dr. Samuel K. Ngaima told reporters that the situation at the college was before the Board.
On Tuesday January 11, 2022 Academy staff at the Lofa County Community college embarked on an indefinite GO-SLOW action until matters affecting their wellbeing are satisfactorily addressed by the appropriate authorities.
Key among many issues they have raised with the administration is salary increment and variance at the college.
Sources at the college told Liberia Public Radio that a Janitor at the college is been paid about US$575.00 while academy staff with degrees are earning about US$350.00 as gross salary at decision many think is political.
Our correspondent also has learned that major departments like the Nursing, Agriculture and Engineering are said to be understaff, but the college is allegedly busy doing new employments that have less benefit to the institution.
It is reported that the number of administrative staffs with less credentials but with better salaries are about to exceed the number of academic staffs.
One aggrieved academic staff told the LPR that the go-slow will continue until politicians whose action is affecting the college are expose
Meanwhile, sources following the situation form the provision city of Voinjama believes that there’s a likelihood of a protest by students to demand the resumption of academic activities
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